Tape-reel casing



Patented Mar. 31, 1931 umrsa stares LEON SCHERMERHOR-N, F MONTCLAIR,

NEW JERSEY, ASSIGIIOR. TO THE KE'UFFEL &

ESSER COMPANY, GE HOBOKEN, NEW] JERSEY, A CORPORATION 01* NEW JERSEY TAPE-REEL CASING Application filed April 4,

at a moderate cost.

is arranged in said groove and overlies and protects the marginal edges of the cover pieces, the finishing strip being secured to the cover pieces by glue or other suitable adhesive. Thin finishing wires or bands are placed I in channels along either edge of the circumferential leather strip. Such a tape casing meets all the requirements imposed upon a tape reel casingin respect of durability and appearance.

Other objects, novel features and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following specification and accompanying drawingswherein Figure 1 is a sectional view through a tape reel embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.- V

Figure 3 is an edge view partially broken away and Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged section similar to Fig. 1.

In the herein disclosed embodiment of the invention the casing supports a drum which may be of any configuration suitable to the winding up of its tape, chalk line or the like. The casing is generally cylindrical inform and comprises two circular sections or side members 11 and 12, preferably composed of metal. Each of the side members or sections 11 and 12 is provided with or carries at its periphery a flange 11h and 12a respectively. The sections 11 and 12 are held in assembled relation preferably by being spot welded as at 13 to a metal band 14 arranged within the flanges 11a and 12a. Thisarrange- 192's. ,serrarm. 352,365.

ment provides a groove iii-the peripheral wall of the casing. The flanges 11a and 12a are cut away to provide opposed slots and the band 14 terminates flush with the edges of the slots to form therewith the usual tape delivery opening.

The casing is equipped with a cover of flexible material, preferably leather. This cover comprises two circular sheets or disks 15 which lie in contact with the casing forming members and are fastened to said member centrally by the rings 16 which support the drum 10a. The marginal edges of the cover pieces 15 are turned over the peripheral wall of the casing and extend into the groove in such wall. The marginal edges of the cover iie'ces are secured to the casing by means of glue or other suitable adhesive. The edges of the cover pieces are overlaid by a narrow flexible strip 17, such as leather or the like, which lies in the peripheral groove and is glued or secured by other suitable adhesive to the portionsofthe cover pieces lying in the groove. This stripv preferably terminates at the edges of the mouth piece or tape delivery opening.

In making. up casings of the structure above described it is practically impossible to avoid the formation of slight channels along each edge of theprotecting leather strip, thus giving the casing a somewhat unsightly appearance. To giveto: the casing an attractive and. finished appearance small gauge nickel or steel wires or bands 18 are laid in the channels, the ends of the wires being turned back over the edge of the tape delivery opening. .Each wire 18 overlies the marginal edge of onecover piece but serves only as afinishing strip to improve the appearance of the casing. I

A mouth piece l9 is mounted in ,the tape delivery opening and the flanges thereof ex: tend over the inner and outer faces of the peripheral wall of the casing in the usual manner.

The above described tape reel casing is very durable, serviceable and inexpensive to V cured to the casing by glue or other adhesive and the strip 17 is merely a protective strip overlying the edges of the cover pieces to which it is secured by glue or other adhesive. he Wires or hands 18 are merely finishing wires used for appearance sake and are under no more tension than is necessary to work them into the channels extending along either edge of the protecting strip 17.

It is, of course, understood that the casing above described is inerel 1 one embodiment of the invention and the cianges may be made in the manner of holding together the casing forming members and that various other structural details may be modified without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims I claim:

1. A tape reel casing having a peripheral groove, cover pieces having their edges overlying the peripheral wall and extending into said groove, Wires arranged in said groove and overlying the edges of said cover pieces, and a flexible strip secured between the wires by means of adhesive material.

2. A tape reel casing having a peripheral groove, cover pieces having their edges overlying the peripheral wall and extending into said groove, a strip of flexible material arranged in said groove and overlying said edges, said edges being secured to said casing and said flexible strip being secured to said edges by adhesive, and metal finishing members arranged in channels extending along the edges of said flexible strip.

3. A tape reel casing comprising a pair of side members having inwardly projecting flanges, a band secured to said flanges and forming therewith agroove in the peripheral wall of the casing, said flanges having opposed slots and said band terminating at the end of said slots to form a tape delivery aperture, cover pieces for said casing having their edges overlying the peripheral wall and extending into said groove, said edges being secured to the peripheral wall of the casing by adhesive, a strip of flexible material lying in said groove and being secured to the edges of the cover pieces by adhesive, small wires interposed between each edge of said flexible strip and the adjacent cover piece, said wires having their ends turned back over the edges of the tape delivery aperture, and a mouth piece secured in said aperture.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

LEON SCHERMERHORN. 

